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Job 20:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;”

Job 20:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Job 20:127 words
HebrewMeaning
אִםʾim
thoughconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
תַּמְתִּ֣יקtamətiyq
it is sweetverbH4985
take) sweet
בְּ/פִ֣י/וbəpiyw
in mouth hispronH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
רָעָ֑הrāʿāh
evilnounH7451
affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···
יַ֝כְחִידֶ֗/נָּהyakəḥiydenāh
he hides itverbH3582
cut down · desolate · hide
תַּ֣חַתtaḥat
underpronH8478
beneath · flat · in · place ···
לְשׁוֹנֽ/וֹləšwōnwō
tongue hisnounH3956
babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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